,,,,,,,^*# #*^,,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,=^*¤# #¤*^=,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### the honey is a condensation of a thick ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### liquid, inherent to all mazes. ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,=%**¤ ######################################## ¤**%=,,,,,
,,=^%%%**# ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, #**%%%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^^^%¤¤# the kirugu vargir desert, in the #¤¤%^^^=,,
,,=^*¤#### underlying tunnels. it's use and ####¤*^=,,
,,,,,,=%*¤ possession is illegal within the city. ¤*%=,,,,,,
,,=^%***## ##***%^=,,
,,,,,==%*# #*%==,,,,,
,,=^*¤#### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ####¤*^=,,
,,,,=%*¤## , properties , ##¤*%=,,,,
,,=^%**¤¤¤ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ¤¤¤**%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,===%%¤ the honey is a reddish amber, very ¤%%===,,,,
,,=^%**¤¤¤ viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¤¤¤**%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤¤## mostly bitter taste. ##¤¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,=^%**# it's highly addictive, and possess #**%^=,,,,
,,=^%*¤### strong psychotropic effects. ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,==%***# #***%==,,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### , collection , ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,==^%*## the honey materializes in vaccuums ##*%^==,,,
,,=^%¤#### within any labyrinthine space. the more ####¤%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### folded and ambiguous, the faster it ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### emerges. the cavernous systems under ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,^%¤¤# the desert of kirugu serves this #¤¤%^,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### purpose very well - the lizards use ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,^%%*# air, which then are left overnight and #*%%^,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### harvested the next day. ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,^^*¤## ##¤*^^,,,,
,,=^%*¤### most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,=^%¤¤# it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu #¤¤%^=,,,,
,,,,=^^*¤# veszelle city to keep a few jars (often #¤*^^=,,,,
,,===%**¤¤ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ¤¤**%===,,
,,=^%*¤### made for this purpose). however, these ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### may take weeks to fill. ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,,^%¤ ¤%^,,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### , as a drug , ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,^%%%¤ ¤%%%^,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### , one spoon , ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### the drug is used by the lizards in ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤¤## these small (but often continuous) ##¤¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,,=%¤ doses. this heightens the senses ¤%=,,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,,=%¤ ability to multi-task - context ¤%=,,,,,,,
,,,,,=%%*# switching might take longer and be more #*%%=,,,,,
,,,,,==%*¤ confusing. ¤*%==,,,,,
,,,=^^^%%¤ ¤%%^^^=,,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤¤¤¤ , four spoons , ¤¤¤¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### multitasking becomes very hard (the ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,==%¤¤# thought does not occur). senses more #¤¤%==,,,,
,,=^%*¤### acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤¤## inner perceptions take the upper hand, ##¤¤*%^=,,
,,=^%****# abstraction and memory faculties are #****%^=,,
,,,,,==%*# sharpened severely. slight telepathy #*%==,,,,,
,,,,,=^%%¤ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¤%%^=,,,,,
,,,==^%¤¤# sense of thirst dissappears. still easy #¤¤%^==,,,
,=^%*¤#### to move around the body (if so ####¤*%^=,
,,=^%*#### inclined). ####*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### , seven spoons , ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,=^^*¤ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ¤*^^=,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### normal stimuli, but able to override ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### their own senses with dreamlike ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### eaters, mood reading of those who stay ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### sober (worth noting that the thoughts ###¤*%^=,,
,,====^%¤# are very fragmented and hard to #¤%^====,,
,,=^%*#### decipher, unless you are at a similar ####*%^=,,
,,=^%*#### level of spoons). at this point the ####*%^=,,
,,=^%**¤¤¤ body is hard to move, and starts losing ¤¤¤**%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### water. ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### , nine spoons and above , ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,=^*## overdose. body losing water quickly, ##*^=,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### and is completely unable to move. there ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### is intermittent thought sharing with ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,=^%¤¤ sober persons (although ¤¤%^=,,,,,
,,,,,^%**¤ unintelligible). memeories are sharded ¤**%^,,,,,
,,=^%*¤¤¤¤ or not formed. ¤¤¤¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,=%¤# #¤%=,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%%%**# , dangers , #**%%%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ,,,,,,,,,,, ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,,^*¤ ¤*^,,,,,,,
,,,,=^***¤ most deaths are due to loss of water - ¤***^=,,,,
,,,,,=%*¤# thirst is one of the last senses to #¤*%=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^%¤ restable after coming down, often gone ¤%^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,==%¤ for up to twenty four hours. at higher ¤%==,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### doses it's hard to move, even if you ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%%%*## would remember drinking (which is also ##*%%%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### made harder by the attention focusing ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,=%¤¤ properties of the honey). ¤¤%=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^*# #*^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=%¤ people are known to suffer injuries ¤%=,,,,,,,
,,^%*¤#### from being still in unfavourable ####¤*%^,,
,,,,,,=%%¤ climates for too long, sometimes to the ¤%%=,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### point of death. another danger is ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### actually locomotion of the body... ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,=^%%¤# walking around is still somewhat #¤%%^=,,,,
,,,,,=%¤¤¤ possible after losing sight, which have ¤¤¤%=,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### lead to seveal falls. additionally, ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,==%%¤# robberies of the intoxicated are common. #¤%%==,,,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,^%*¤ to die of pure overdose (on the scale ¤*%^,,,,,,
,,,,,,^%%¤ of jars of honey) before being killed ¤%%^,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### by thirst. there are rumors that this ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,==%¤ leaves "ghosts", who will still share ¤%==,,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### their thoughts long after their bodies ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### are dead and gone. ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,=^*# #*^=,,,,,,
,,,,,==%¤# #¤%==,,,,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,=^%*¤### ###¤*%^=,,
,,,,,,^%¤¤ ¤¤%^,,,,,,
,,,,,=%*## ##*%=,,,,,